Yes! We need more high profile voices to highlight harassment and abuse against women and Māori in politics. I’m so glad Fisher has kept a light on this issue. Bravo. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Saying "What are you doing?" to Luxon: Edmund Hillary looking at the melting glaciers Kate Sheppard looking at restricting voting enrolment Queen Elizabeth looking at policy passed under urgency Apirana Ngata looking at ban on Maori books Ernest Rutherford looking at research funding cuts #nzpol

#NZ The Prevention of Genocide is on us ALL We call for our Government to pick up the NZ Greens Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Bill & to sanction Israel for its War Crimes. Barring Chloe Swarbrick from the House today, more shame on us. Who has the spine? Listen: youtu.be/v3rr4xkulTM?...

How to do quality law-making. Certainly not the sneaky way the Coalition Govt went about the pay-equity business. My #cartoon today #NZpol #PayEquity

#NZ This Wednesday 23rd. Parliament. 1pm. All welcome - please. Petition handover. Still time to sign the petition now - here: www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_... #ProtectPayEquity – stop scrapping #EqualPay claims and law.

There's still time to share and sign the petition to Protect Pay Equity before we hand it over at Parliament tomorrow—share with your friends and whānau today: www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_...

The petition closes at 8AM TOMORROW. We’ll be delivering it at Parliament at 1PM TOMORROW. We’re almost at 90,000—sign and share while you still can!

#NZ This Wednesday 23rd. Parliament. 1pm. All welcome - please. Petition handover. Still time to sign the petition now - here: www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_... #ProtectPayEquity – stop scrapping #EqualPay claims and law.

Disinformation spreads so easily online because of the architecture of social media platforms & lack of accountability for info that gains virality. Mainstream media need to take the time to check sources & ultimately make sure they're not feeding into the same often racist, misogynist framing

#NZ “Start your submission with your stance, e.g. I oppose/support the changes made to the #EqualPayAct. Then explain why you have this stance.” ~ @nzctu.bsky.social 👇

#NZ "Ending the chilling effect of pay secrecy will allow employees to discuss their pay more freely, and allow any unfairness or discrimination in pay to be remedied." ~ Camilla Belich A good step towards eliminating the #PayGap www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

"A major Newsroom survey of candidates, in the 2022 local elections, found low proportions of women, ethnic minorities and young people seeking elections – and that voters were returning them at even lower rates. In other words, voters were still more likely to vote for older, white men." #nzpol

#NZ “Start your submission with your stance, e.g. I oppose/support the changes made to the #EqualPayAct. Then explain why you have this stance.” ~ @nzctu.bsky.social 👇

Join us at Parliament NEXT WEDNESDAY to Protect Pay Equity. Tell your friends, tell your whānau, and spread the word—let’s fight back together for working women. #nzpol www.facebook.com/events/71162...

#NZ Please sign & share. We’ve power in union! Here: www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_...

#NZ “New Zealand has no meaningful framework to address this. The Harmful Digital Communications Act wasn’t built for large-scale disinformation. There's no platform accountability.” ~ @legallyfeminist.bsky.social

We've seen bullying in local government recently. But it starts at the top. I launched this petition because our Deputy Prime Minister belittled people for exercising their democratic rights. His behavior sets the tone and empowers others. This must stop. #nzpol

#NZ He wrote the email to smear & discredit Tory. He regrets being caught. He undermined his campaign. His email a blatant political attack & He abused Tory. “To be crystal clear”, this did start with Him. He should call himself out - out of the race. He’s not fit for office.

“So no, it turns out politicians won’t work together on the big issues. Not when the issue is: Should a brown woman be allowed to lead without being torn apart? Not when the issue is: Should we believe misogynist rumours, or challenge them?” Stellar and vital commentary as always from Emily Writes.

I was slightly miffed yesterday when the media reporting on Ray Chung didn't mention how it is also gendered disinformation. Put together this wee explainer for my Instagram. Hope it helps #nzpol

Despite enduring a constant stream of false and malicious rumours throughout this term, I’ve chosen to stay focused on our city’s progress. Now, mayoral candidates who have helped spread these rumours are standing for election. This behaviour is not acceptable and voters deserve to know. #nzpol

#NZ “Ultimately, as Peter Thiel has written, a libertarian version of ‘freedom’ and democracy are incompatible. Taken to the extreme, the unfettered pursuit of freedom by individuals undermines democracy and the rule of law, and the rights of others.” #12DayCitizen newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/09/a...

#NZ - Emergency housing & #FamilyViolence victims being turned away. @maramadavidson.bsky.social questioning Luxon April 2025. 507 emergency housing requests denied in February 2025.

#NZ “…a ministry staffer decided she “contributed” to her own homelessness.” 👇 #FamilyViolence www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

#NZ “Ideology was the only arbiter for these rubbish claims.” ~ Marilyn Waring #PayEquity thespinoff.co.nz/politics/12-...

#NZ This is who we are. This 👇

#NZ 2024 results of stocktake of gender & ethnic diversity on public sector boards & committees, undertaken annually by Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women. - Women's representation reached 52.1% of public sector boards & committee members. www.women.govt.nz/library/2024...

Don’t gloss over the detail that that Holly had already been recorded - twice, once video and once audio - by a different client.

Massive noise demo outside the Beehive Tonight #FreePalestine

#NZ - Gaps in NZ law on covert recording & harassment Are covert audio recordings illegal? What about covert filming of women in public places? Are any of these behaviours “harassment”? Has New Zealand law kept up? Where to now? 👇

Excellent article explaining the gaps in NZ law concerning gendered harm facilitated by digital technologies.

#NZ Yes, perfected commentary from Marilyn Waring. “..we were allowed to have a conscience, we were allowed to have ethics & principals … & we know that simply does not happen in Luxon’s caucus..” 👇 youtu.be/FOOkq-mecWY?...

#NZ the entire coalition struggles with the meaning of consent so this adds up 👇

#NZ ‘The migrant dream? My mum’s #PayEquity claim was cancelled and I got a tax cut’ “I’m surely not the only person receiving a tax cut who finds it ethically reprehensible that it came from contingencies for low waged workers’ pay equity claims.”👇 thespinoff.co.nz/politics/31-...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/en...

#NZ “I ask you: if it were men who were being gender discriminated against in their pay, would it take 132 years for that to be rectified? I don’t think so. It shouldn’t take that long for women either.” ~ Nancy McShane QSM for service to Women & #EqualPay www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

A fair summary of David Seymour’s behaviour & intentions - & the levers he’s using to achieve his ends. An important read for the day. - ERASING HISTORY: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future. By Jason Stanley & here, speaking with Chris Hedges: youtu.be/cw2Kgz_2cBk?...

Ok, so in the latest Women's Day Erica Stanford is being featured. It's quite apparent the gendered construction that is being made here by National PR to counter the liability around pay equity that they have belatedly realised they have created. So, let's talk about the gender construction here.

The government is holding up the publication of updated guidelines for gender affirming care. This is unacceptable. Here's the open letter by over 300 medical bodies, community organisations, and individual healthcare professionals calling for the guidelines to be released: patha.nz/News/13503691

In today’s NZ Herald #nzpol

So when I see New Zealand’s Prime Minister saying things like this, it’s so clear to me that his life has been deeply deficient of culturally diverse experience, environments that cultivate empathy & understanding of this country’s socio-political and historical identity. He is so utterly deficient.

I emailed my submission #NZPol #AoNZ

#NZ truly an excellent initiative.

#NZ ‘The People’s Select Committee has been established so the voices of the people of Aotearoa can be heard on #PayEquity.’ Submit/Learn more here: www.payequity.org.nz

#NZ/AUST “This Bill harms both intersex and trans & gender diverse communities by refusing to recognise them for who they are, impeding their equitable healthcare access. It also harms cisgender people by reducing gender to biological functions...” ranzcog.edu.au/news/definit...

#NZ "I sat in a Parliament that was bedeviled by urgency under Muldoon... on many occasions. But my beef here is, where was the evidence?” #PayEquity 👇

...recently published robust academic studies tracking the constant rape and murder threats of primarily 'progressive' women in public life (increasing for wāhine Māori, queer and trans women and non-white migrants), warrant only a couple of news items for a day or so. The difference is stark.

This is such an incredible piece by @drbex.bsky.social. As someone who works directly on the impacts of violent, dehumanising rhetoric (often aimed at women), it's been galling to see an offhanded reference of the word 'cunt' used to weaponise victimhood into a weeks long media cycle, while...

#NZ ‘Former National MP Dame Marilyn Waring has gathered a group of female former MPs to hold their own 'people's select committee' on the government's #PayEquity changes.’ 'People's select committee' formed to gather evidence instead of 'high-flying cliches' www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...